Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Somebody colored outside the lines or something

Long-term public transit planning in New Orleans suffered a setback
Tuesday (April 26) when the Regional Transit Authority threw out months
of work from six consulting groups vying to draft the agency's
strategic master plan.

The board voted unanimously to toss the applications, sending each
group back to the drawing board after submitting their qualifications
for review in December.

Justin Augustine, vice president of the RTA's private management
company, Transdev, said a member of the evaluation committee had erred
while rating the firms to reach a recommendation for the board.